Test 3 - Actions & Indications Flashcards
Ping Wei San
Calm the Stomach Powder
- Dries Dampness
- Improves the Spleen’s Transporting Function
- Promotes the Movement of Qi
- Harmonizes the Stomach
Digestive Disorders: • Distention & fullness in the epigastrium & abdomen • Loss of taste & appetite • Heavy sensation in the limbs • Loose stool or diarrhea • Easily-fatigued • Increased desire to sleep • Nausea & vomiting • Belching • Acid reflux T: swollen; thick, white & greasy tc P: moderate or slippery
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
Patchouli/Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi
- Release the Exterior
- Transform Dampness
- Regulates the Qi
- Harmonizes the Middle Burner
Acute Digestive Disorder or Stomach Flu: • Fever & chills • Headache • Sensation of fullness • Stifling oppression in the chest • Pain in the epigastrium & abdomen • Nausea & vomiting • Borborygmus • Diarrhea • Loss of taste • Also for Sudden Turmoil Disorder or Malarial Disorders with the above symptomatology T: white, greasy tc P: moderate, soggy
San Ren Tang
Three-Seed/Nut Decoction
- Disseminates Qi
- Facilitates the Qi Mechanism
- Clears Damp-Heat
Early-Stage Damp-Warm Febrile Disease or Summer Heat-Warm Febrile Disease: • Headache • Chills • Afternoon fever • Heavy sensation in the body • Generalized pain • Pale-yellow complexion • Stifling sensation in the chest • Loss of appetite • Absence of thirst T: white tc P: wiry, thin, soggy
Yin Chen Hao Tang
Virgate Wormwood Decoction
- Clears Heat
- Resolves Dampness
- Reduces Jaundice
Yang-Type or Damp-Heat Jaundice:
• Whole-body jaundice with color that resembles a “fresh tangerine”
• Slight abdominal distention
• Urinary difficulty
• Thirst (with ability to take only sips)
• Little or no sweating or sweating only on head & stopping at neck
T: yellow, greasy tc
P: slippery, rapid
Ba Zheng San
Eight-Herb Powder for Rectification
- Clears Heat
- Drains Fire
- Promotes Urination
- Unblocks Painful Urinary Dysfunction
Hot Painful Urinary Dysfunction Disorder:
• Frequent, urgent, dark, turbid, scanty, difficult, and painful urination, usually with a burning sensation
• Dry mouth & throat
• There may be urinary retention with lower abdominal distention & pain.
T: yellow, greasy tc
P: slippery, rapid
Er Miao San
Two-Marvel Powder
• Clears Heat & Dries Dampness
Damp-Heat Lodged in the Lower Burner or Lower Half of the Body:
• Soreness & pain in the lower back or extremities (sinews or bones)
• Weakness or atrophy of the lower extremities
• Red, hot, swollen and painful feet or knees
• Thick, yellow, foul-smelling vaginal discharge
• Scanty, yellow urine
T: yellow, greasy tc
Wu Ling San
Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria
- Promotes Urination
- Drains Dampness
- Strengthens the Spleen
- Warms the Yang
- Promotes the Transforming Functions of Qi
Water Build-Up Disorder: • Headache • Fever • Irritability • Strong thirst but with vomiting immediately after drinking • Urinary difficulty T: white tc P: floating
Internal Accumulation of Water & Dampness Disorder due to Spleen Deficiency:
• Edema
• Generalized sensation of heaviness
• Diarrhea
• Urinary difficulty
• Possibly vomiting & diarrhea due to sudden turmoil disorder
Retention of Thin Mucus in the Lower Burner:
• Throbbing pulsations just below the umbilicus
• Vomiting frothy saliva
• Vertigo
• SOB
• Coughing
Zhu Ling Tang
Polyporus Decoction
Clumping of Water & Heat Disorder Pattern (Yang Brightness or Less Yin Warp Disorders): Urinary difficulty accompanied by: • Fever • Thirst with desire to drink There may also be: • Diarrhea • Cough • Nausea • Irritability • Insomnia
Wu Pi San
Five-Peel Powder
Skin Edema: • Generalized edema with sensation of heaviness, distention & fullness in the epigastrium & abdomen • Labored & heavy breathing • Urinary difficulty T: white, greasy tc P: submerged & moderate
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes & Licorice Decoction
- Warms & Transforms Phlegm & Thin Mucus
- Strengthens the Spleen
- Resolves Dampness
Thin Mucus Lodging in the Epigastrium: • Fullness in the chest & hypochondria • Palpitations • SOB • Coughing up clear & watery sputum • Dizziness or vertigo T: pale, swollen; white & slippery or greasy tc P: slippery & wiry/soggy
Zhen Wu Tang
True Warrior Decoction
- Warms the Yang
- Promotes Urination
Yin-Type Edema
1. Retention of Fluid-Water: • Abdominal pain aggravated by cold • Urinary difficulty • Deep aching & heaviness in the extremities There may also be: • Generalized edema • Loose stools • Dizziness • Heavy sensation in the head • Palpitations • Coughing • Vomiting T: pale or dark swollen with tooth marks; white, slippery tc P: submerged, thin & forceless
2. Over Inducing Sweating: • External-contracted disorder with sweating that does not reduce fever • Palpitations in the epigastrium • Dizziness • Generalized twitching • Patient feeling unstable on their feet as if they were about to fall T: white, slippery tc P: submerged, thin & forceless
Shi Pi Yin
Bolster the Spleen Drink
- Warms the Yang
- Strengthens the Spleen
- Moves the Qi
- Promotes Urination
Yin-Type Edema: • Generalized edema that is more severe below the waist • Cold extremities • Chest & abdominal fullness & distention • Heavy sensation in the body • Loss of appetite • Absence of thirst • Scanty urine • Semi-liquid unformed stools T: thick, greasy tc P: submerged, slow or submerged, thin
Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness
- Expels Wind-Cold
- Overcomes Dampness
Wind-Dampness in the Superficial Aspects of the Exterior & Muscle Levels: • Heavy & painful head • Generalized sensation of heaviness • Back pain or generalized pain • Stiffness of the neck • Difficulty in rotating or bending the trunk • Mild fever • Chills T: white tc P: floating
Juan Bi Tang
Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction from Awakening the Mind in Medical Studies
- Removes Wind-Cold-Dampness
- Regulates Qi
- Invigorates Blood
- Alleviates Pain
Wind-Cold-Dampness Painful Obstruction Syndrome (Bi Syndrome):
• Joint pain that increases with cold, and diminishes with warmth
• Possibly accompanied by a sensation of heaviness & numbness in the limbs
T: thick white tc
P: slow, possibly slippery
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
Angelica Pubescens & Taxillus Decoction
- Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness
- Disperses Painful Obstruction
- Tonifies Liver & Kidney
- Strengthens Qi & Blood
Wind-Cold Dampness Painful Obstruction: • Heavy & painful sensations at fixed location in the lower back & lower extremities Accompanied by: • Weakness & stiffness • Aversion to cold • Preference for warmth • Palpitations • SOB There may also be: • Paresthesia • Numbness T: pale, white tc P: thin, weak, slow
